Teamsters say Republic Services is "unwilling to offer workers good wages." Republic Services says these claims belong "in the trash."

Rows of black, green and blue trash bins, some overflowing with rubbish, are lining streets in some Bay Area cities as a workers strike drags into its second week. And residents say it’s starting to become a problem.

With no end in sight for the Republic Services garbage worker strike to end, more free drop-off locations are being organized to keep trash from piling up.

Republic Services, one of two Whittier contract waste haulers, is embroiled in an ongoing labor dispute with the Teamsters Union in Boston. About 2,000 Teamsters are either on strike or honoring picket lines where there are no contract disputes. In California, affected cities include Anaheim, Santa Ana, Inglewood, Compton and Santa Fe Springs.

State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in Massachusetts communities and other states across the country.